Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Here's the latest piece I wrote for writeoutofla.com's series "100 Performances Oscar Forgot", highlighting some of the more memorable acting performances that have been overlooked at the Oscars over the years. This one is about everyone's favorite Huey Lewis fan, Patrick Bateman, brilliantly portrayed by Christian Bale in Mary Harron's cult classic (read: AWESOME!) American Psycho.

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Today is "Batman Day", a day where we honor the greatness of The Dark Knight, look forward with anticipation to next year's Batman vs Superman, and mostly try to forget that Batman & Robin ever existed.

With October only a few short days away it's time to get ready for the 2015 edition of FIVE STAR FRIGHTS, where I'll be showcasing the very best (and some of the worst) scary movies, moments, and characters from films past and present.

I want your ideas, what would you like to see as part of #FiveStarFrights? Looking for top five list ideas, your favorite movie monsters, the movie that scared you the most, and other things along those lines.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Here's my latest piece for the ongoing writeoutofla.com series on Oscar snubbed acting performances. This one is about the dynamite duo of Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in the Howard Hawks' screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Cameron Crowe's seminal music flick Almost Famous came out FIFTEEN years ago today. Here's a few of my favorite behind-the-scenes photos he recently shared on his website theuncool.com (named after Philip Seymour Hoffman's famous scene in the film).

Looking for something fun to do this Halloween? Danny Elfman will perform the music from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas at the Hollywood Bowl, with full orchestra, choir, and special guests, while the film plays on the big screen.

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

You know that joke everyone makes about people watching Lawrence of Arabia on their phone? Well the David Lean epic is now streaming on the Netflix app, so it just got a little easier to do just that. I wouldn't recommend it though, it's kind of like listening to Beethoven's 5th on your computer speakers.